The US health secretary will acknowledge that genetic data from the study could help lead to a new level of personalization and effectiveness in medical care. Heartwire
High systolic blood pressure was linked not only to the development of disability in older people with no functional problems earlier in life but also to more rapid functional decline in people with mild or moderate disability at a younger age. Heartwire
Thromboembolic risk seems low when stopping oral anticoagulation for minor outpatient procedures, but giving some form of periprocedural heparin as a backup may increase the risk for serious bleeding. Medscape Medical News
For the first time, the American Society of Clinical Oncology has released several key research findings ahead of its annual meeting, being held later this month. Medscape Medical News
Hopes are that having remote access to all the data modern devices collect will ultimately improve clinical outcomes, but for now, a randomized trial shows that remote pacemaker interrogations catch more events than standard transtelephonic monitoring. Heartwire
